Umahi, while speaking to reporters during an inspection tour of major infrastructure projects in the South East, said his attendance as Ebonyi State Party Chairman, Deputy Governor, Governor, Senator, and Minister speaks for him, and that he had never owed or harassed anybody as a public figure.
Rejecting the claims, the Minister pointed to his long record in public service and leadership.
“I want to thank a lot of you who know me very well. As party chairman, I owe nobody, and of course, I presided over both men and women, and nobody ever said I harassed them or I owed them.”
Reflecting on his years in the executive office, he added:
“I was deputy governor, governor for eight years, and I did fantastically in infrastructure. So nobody could come and say he’s owed unless the person is being mischievous.”
Addressing the online spread of the claims, the Minister showed neither anger nor defensiveness, describing such moments as familiar territory in public office.
“So what you read on social media, I’m not worried about it. It makes me stronger, and I’ve fought many battles, so this is nothing.”
In a lighter moment that drew laughter from those present, Umahi used humour to underline what he described as the implausibility of the allegations.
“There’s nothing wrong with saying, oh, you are chasing a woman, but not any person who will accuse this handsome man of chasing her for twelve years. That person must be the Queen of England. So, it’s just to make social media alive.”
Beneath the humour, however, the message was clear: distractions will not divert his attention from national responsibility.
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